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Fresh mint example with part original gum. One shortish perforation and a trace of rubbing, still well above average for this very scarce stamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £850.

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A fine mint example with fresh colour and large part original gum. Minor wrinkles and gum disturbance do not detract from what is a really fine example, of this very scarce high value stamp. Hardly ever seen so fine.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £800.

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A brilliant mint example with large part original gum. Off-centre as often seen, but lovely fresh colour and much above average for this scarce stamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £275.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Odd shortish perforations and slight gum creasing, which is typical for these issues and is still really fine quality.

A very scarce printing variety and most challenging to find without material condition flaws.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £425.

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A fine quality mint example of this rarity with fresh colour and large part original gum. Minor wrinkles and gum disturbance (from hinge removal), mentioned for accuracy.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £600.

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Brilliant quality mint strip of four with large part original gum. Light gum creasing mentioned for accuracy, although immaterial to what is an exceptionally fine quality multiple.

Accompanied with a clear 2007 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) certificate of authenticity. The certificate does not mention the light gum creasing.

Very scarce, particularly because it is of such desirable quality.

Provenance: Ex Joseph Hackmey, considered to be the finest collection of Ceylon stamps ever assembled.

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A most attractive dated example, very scarce in this choice quality.

Provenance: Ex Baron de Worms (Harmer 20 June 1938, lot 244, realised £11).

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (1998).

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £900+.

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Fresh mint quality with original gum, (R8/12 unmounted). Natural paper wrinkle affecting R8/11, but very fine appearance and a rare and fascinating item.

Only 80 sheets printed, yielding only 80 possible of SG 14ad (160 of SG 14ac, 240 of SG 14ab), with considerably fewer still surviving in this form.

A real philatelic gem.

Accompanied with a clear British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (1988) as former SG14, 14c, 14d, 14e.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £962+.

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A fine mint example with part original gum (disturbed). Some gum creasing and tiny blemishes (traces of soiling), but still a good example of this scarce stamp and better than average.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £700.

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A fine used example and much above average for this scarce stamp.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £475.

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A fine unused example with traces of original gum. Light gum crease but of overall fine appearance.

A very scarce printing plate of the first stamp issue of Cyprus.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £500.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Typical centring and gum wrinkling, but lovely fresh colour and really fine for this stamp issue.

A scarce stamp with the surcharge and printing plate.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £250.

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A fine mint example with part original gum. Small faults (gum disturbance and thin spot, corner bend and traces of perforation toning), still fine appearance with fresh colour.

A scarce stamp in much above average condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £700.

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A fine quality used example. There is a faint blue line at the lower right of the stamp, although this barely detracts from its overall attractive appearance.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £475.

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A fine and exceptionally fresh used pair. Some minor blemishes (short perforations, tiny corner crease) but a scarce multiple cancelled on the first day of issue.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £240+.

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A fine and fresh mint example with original gum.

There were only 2,400 issued in total and a real rarity in such fine mint condition.

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A fine quality used example. A couple of short perforations barely detracts from overall quality.

An extremely scarce used example with this postal cancellation.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £475+.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Minor gum creasing, which is immaterial, as it is a particularly fresh and fine example for this issue where most examples are in poor condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £110.

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A fine used strip with part '942' numerals of Larnaca which leave profile clear on top and bottom stamps. Upper pair with slight creasing but a scarce and pleasing strip.

Only 2,880 of the 1 shilling stamp were issued.

Provenance: Ex Miller (Robson Lowe, Basel 28/10/1977, lot 2309).

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,425+.

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A desirable example of the first 1d stamp from Cyprus, in the pale shade characteristic of this printing plate.

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A well-centred and lightly used example with fine part '982' of Famagusta. Small imperfections (shortish perforations at top and traces of thinning) although of fine appearance and above average for this, the first 1d stamp issued by Cyprus.

A very scarce used example with this postage cancel.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £375.

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A Post Office fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum.

This is the first Miniature Sheet issued by the Cyprus Posts. It bares special philatelic interest not only because of the popularity of its theme among thematic collectors, but also because only a relatively small number of sheets were printed.

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Brilliant mint quality and exceptionally fresh with original gum. The 1½pi stamp has a light bend of no significance and mentioned purely for accuracy.

A scarce and sought after pair of stamps, which were issued to celebrate the end of World War II.

These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £190.

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A brilliant quality unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A beautiful King George VI design depicting a Forest Scene, Troodos.

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A fine mint positional block of four with original gum (unmounted mint, but right pair with tiny adhesions). Faintly yellowish gum but a scarce and attractive block from the first printing plate.

Position confirmed as right pane R9/10/5-6 by marginal watermark lines.

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